11+ hour, 25+ min ago  (652+ words) United Airlines flight attendants using their "non-rev" travel privileges might soon be allowed to use the secret crew rest bunks on widebody aircraft equipped with the facilities, after the crew union reached an agreement on the matter with the Chicago-based…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago  (835+ words) Over the last few days, you've likely read that Europe is making a significant change to its passenger rights regulations. One of the more eye-catching updates is that airlines will be forced to allow customers to take hand baggage on…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (615+ words) Qatar Airways has hired the dual British and Irish airline executive Calum Laming as its new Chief Customer Officer, a newly created senior leadership position for the Doha-based carrier, which involves oversight of the entire customer experience under one coordinated…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (547+ words) A United Airlines flight attendant allegedly told a female passenger who was wearing a Pride month lesbian t-shirt that her choice of clothing was "deeply offensive." There is, however, a slight complication to this story, and it might not have…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (486+ words) Dubai-based mega airline Emirates has been fined "180, 000 (US $208, 000) by Italy's privacy watchdog over the way it handles sensitive personal data about passengers with reduced mobility or other, sometimes highly personal and sensitive, health conditions. The watchdog, known in Italy as…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (827+ words) London has just been named as the first-ever ultra-long-haul destination to connect to Sydney, Australia, with 22-hour non-stop flights. If all now goes to plan, Australian flag carrier, Qantas plans to launch the bum-numbing service in October 2027, using specially adapted…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (758+ words) The embattled Persian Gulf mega airline Emirates has just created a travel insurance product that largely mimics the protections offered under Europe's famous EU-261 passenger rights regulations" There is, however, one very significant difference. To take advantage of the Emirates…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (570+ words) If you've ever been on a plane and the seatbelt sign has been switched on despite the fact that the aircraft is flying as smoothly as a hot knife through butter, then there's probably one of two reasons that you're…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (689+ words) Regional flight attendants at Delta Air Lines who are employed through the Atlanta-based carrier's wholly owned subsidiary, Endeavor Air, say they are scared of following turbulence procedures that are meant to keep them safe because doing so could have an…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (633+ words) The President of Japan Airlines will take a pay cut of 30% for two months as part of the carrier's response to an alcohol controversy after a flight attendant was caught attempting to work on a flight while still slightly over…...